Matt sat at the head of the table in the common room keeping his back to Gabby who was making breakfast on their next shift back . Matt struggled with not turning and watching his beautiful wife, he loved watching her do just about anything. When his mind started to wonder he stood from his chair with a huff before walking out of the room never looking back at Gabby.

She smirked at his behaviour seeing everyone else in the room look puzzled by it but she knew it was her that drove him crazy. She continued cooking until she was ready to service it." Foods up guys." She calls out as she places the food on the counter.

"Ahh great I'm starving." Mouch says being the first to line up for it.

"Does someone want to let the lieutenant know foods up." Dawson asks looking at all the guys filling their plated.

"Yeah sure." Cruz says ." Hey Severide foods up." He laughs as he calls over his shoulder to him as he enters the room.

"Very funny haha." She says rolling her eyes." But seriously who wants to go?"

"I'm not." Mouch says walking away.

"Yeah me neither." Cruz says walking away." He's been moody."

"Probably because of you." Hermann tells Gabby as he walks away now.

"You know you are the candidate so technically it's your job to go fetch him." Otis says before he walks to go sit at the table.

Severide walks up to the counter to make himself a plate now." Ignore them." He mouths to her with a knowing look. She smiled back at him before walking away.

Gabby walked down the hall towards Casey's office looking around to make sure the coast is clear before she walked in." Hey." She says pulling the door closed behind her.

Matt lifts his head that was resting in his hands as he sits at his desk to look at her." Hey." He says before placing his head back in his hands.

"Matt what is it?"

"Gabby this needs to get easier I feel like they are all gonna see right thru me. If I look at you or touch you the wrong way."

"Matt we have gone over this a hundred times, besides we hid this from them before when we first got together."

"I'm gonna end up confind to this office." He says getting up from his desk with a smile.

"We can talk about this more at home if it's really bothering you, but breakfast is ready and I don't want them all wondering what's taking us so long." Gabby says opening the door.

"Yeah right look go this way I'll make it look like I'm coming from the bathroom." Matt says before they go in opposite directions." Hey." He calls out to her as she looks back. He searches the room to be sure it's empty before he mouths." I love you." Gabby nods back before they walk away.

They all are sitting around the big table eating breakfast now. Dawson and Shay are at the far end with Severide, as Casey sat at the opposite end. He his flipping thru a magazine to keep from looking around the room while the rest of the guys talk about their prior two days off and how they spent it.

Hermann clears his throat to speak as he studied Casey flipping thru the pages of the magazine but can tell he was not reading." So lieutenant how was your days off?" He asked as everyone stopped what they were saying.

Casey looked up briefly at everyone." Yeah good, quiet just had some repair jobs." He answered before looking back down to his magazine taking another bite of his food.

Hermann looked over at Dawson for a moment before looking back to Casey." So lieutenant, um Cindy and I well we have someone we want to set you up with on a blind date."

Casey nearly choked on his food as he looked up catching Dawson's widened eye's before she quickly looked away to hide her reaction." Um Hermann I don't think that's necessary." He stuttered out.

"Look she's perfect for you." Hermann started to say looking over towards Dawson briefly then back to Casey." You should get back out there."

"Hermann really thanks but no thanks." Casey says before getting up from the table.

"Hermann really?" Severide says before he follows in the direction that Casey went, as Shay is squeezing Dawson's hand tight under the table as she see's her fighting back the tears.

Severide follows Casey to his office ." Hey come with me." He waves him out pulling two cigars from his pocket.

They make their way outside the garage and take a seat on the front bumper of the squad rig, before lighting up and taking a few puffs just enjoying the smoke in the crisp fall air.

"Look man I know you don't have anyone to talk to about your situation so I'm here if you need to vent." Severide offers as Casey looks over to him lettling out a small chuckle." What?"

"I don't even know where to begin." Casey says taking another drag of his cigar." I thought it would be easier then this."

"Working with Dawson?"

"No that's the easy part." He says shaking his head." It's hiding my feelings for her is what's killing me.

"You seem to be doing fine in my opinion." Severide says." I honestly don't think anyone in there is the wiser."

"Yeah I know, I just feel so guilty."

Severide looked over at him for a moment taking a breath before speaking."Look Casey, you are the most straight laced guy I know. I'll be honest when you Dawson came to Shay and I, I thought you were crazy."

"Thanks man." Casey says giving him a look.

"What I'm trying to say is that for you of all people to want to go thru with this, then deep down it had to have felt right."

"Yeah it did, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't feel somewhat guilty." Casey says running his hand thru his hair.

"Do you regret it?"

"None of it." Casey answers without even having to think.

"Then don't let it eat at you." Severide tells him placing his hand on Casey's shoulder as he nods to him." And hey if it doesn't work out you can always take Hermann up on that date." He says as Casey just glares at him." To soon?"

"Too soon." They both chuckled before being pulled out of their conversation by Shay running out calling for the both to follow her.

"What is it?" Severide called out to her.

"Hermann and Dawson are yelling at each other you better stop her before she says the wrong thing." She tells them but directing the later part of her statement towards Casey, before they all went running inside.

Hope you are enjoying..Stay tuned for chapter 4. :-)